4G Contracts with Work from Home Options

4G
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for 4G skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited 4G over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 294 424 520
Rank change year-on-year +130 +96 -130
Contract jobs citing 4G 47 44 95
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.31% 0.18% 0.22%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 3.00% 1.53% 2.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 30 50
10th Percentile £443 £332 £381
25th Percentile £463 £380 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £415 £577
Median % change year-on-year +26.51% -28.05% +35.71%
75th Percentile £788 £656 £700
90th Percentile - £963 £725
UK median daily rate £475 £428 £467
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.36% +15.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £24.25 £51.37 -
Median hourly rate £24.50 £55.32 -
Median % change year-on-year -55.71% - -
75th Percentile £24.75 £59.28 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £55.00 £57.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -3.51% +75.38% -24.42%

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home

4G is in the Communications and Computer Networking category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for communications or computer networking skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 1,567 2,884 4,286
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.39% 11.50% 9.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,020 1,907 2,899
10th Percentile £300 £350 £313
25th Percentile £412 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £600
90th Percentile £700 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £495 £518 £500
% change year-on-year -4.49% +3.65% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 94 104
10th Percentile £12.75 £23.10 £18.55
25th Percentile £14.27 £42.50 £26.06
Median hourly rate £24.50 £60.00 £49.29
Median % change year-on-year -59.17% +21.73% +15.98%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.19 £63.25
90th Percentile £87.46 £80.25 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £18.50 £28.41
% change year-on-year +116.22% -34.88% +5.22%

4G
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing 4G as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

4G trend for jobs with a WFH option

4G
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing 4G.

4G daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

4G
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing 4G over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

4G daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

4G
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing 4G.

4G hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

4G
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (8.51%) ArcGIS
2 2 (4.26%) OpenStack
Applications
1 4 (8.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.51%) Power Platform
2 2 (4.26%) Azure
3 1 (2.13%) AWS
3 1 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (2.13%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 35 (74.47%) 5G
2 24 (51.06%) 3G
3 16 (34.04%) Radio Access Network
4 12 (25.53%) Network Security
5 10 (21.28%) 2G
6 9 (19.15%) Firewall
6 9 (19.15%) VPN
7 6 (12.77%) LTE
8 5 (10.64%) ATM
8 5 (10.64%) Ethernet
9 4 (8.51%) 3GPP
9 4 (8.51%) 5G NR
9 4 (8.51%) SDH
9 4 (8.51%) VoIP
10 1 (2.13%) Diameter Protocol
10 1 (2.13%) GSM
10 1 (2.13%) LoRaWAN
10 1 (2.13%) PPP
10 1 (2.13%) RIP
10 1 (2.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.51%) GIS
1 4 (8.51%) Power BI
1 4 (8.51%) QGIS
1 4 (8.51%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.13%) Jenkins
General
1 18 (38.30%) Telecoms
2 10 (21.28%) Public Sector
2 10 (21.28%) Social Skills
3 9 (19.15%) Finance
4 7 (14.89%) Electronics
4 7 (14.89%) Manufacturing
4 7 (14.89%) Marketing
5 3 (6.38%) Aerospace
5 3 (6.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (6.38%) Military
6 1 (2.13%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.13%) Local Government
6 1 (2.13%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 9 (19.15%) Architect
2 8 (17.02%) Design Engineer
3 7 (14.89%) Network Engineer
3 7 (14.89%) Senior
3 7 (14.89%) Technical Architect
4 5 (10.64%) Consultant
4 5 (10.64%) IP Engineer
4 5 (10.64%) Performance Consultant
4 5 (10.64%) Performance Specialist
4 5 (10.64%) Senior Consultant
4 5 (10.64%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 5 (10.64%) Senior Performance Consultant
5 4 (8.51%) Core Network Specialist
5 4 (8.51%) IP Design Engineer
5 4 (8.51%) IP Network Engineer
5 4 (8.51%) Network Design Engineer
5 4 (8.51%) Network Design Specialist
5 4 (8.51%) Network Specialist
5 4 (8.51%) Radio Design Engineer
5 4 (8.51%) Radio Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.13%) Housing Association
1 1 (2.13%) NHS
1 1 (2.13%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 7 (14.89%) Linux
2 5 (10.64%) Windows
3 1 (2.13%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.13%) CentOS
3 1 (2.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (25.53%) Roadmaps
2 11 (23.40%) Business Intelligence
3 9 (19.15%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (17.02%) Agile
4 8 (17.02%) Customer Experience
4 8 (17.02%) Load Balancing
4 8 (17.02%) Network Design
4 8 (17.02%) Network Virtualisation
4 8 (17.02%) Programme Management
5 7 (14.89%) Digital Marketing
5 7 (14.89%) Waterfall
6 6 (12.77%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (10.64%) Capacity Planning
7 5 (10.64%) Conflict Resolution
7 5 (10.64%) Data Analysis
7 5 (10.64%) Decision-Making
7 5 (10.64%) Performance Management
7 5 (10.64%) Project Delivery
7 5 (10.64%) Systems Engineering
7 5 (10.64%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 5 (10.64%) Python
2 1 (2.13%) Perl
Qualifications
1 22 (46.81%) Security Cleared
2 14 (29.79%) SC Cleared
3 8 (17.02%) DV Cleared
4 1 (2.13%) BC Cleared
4 1 (2.13%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.13%) CCIE
4 1 (2.13%) CCNP
4 1 (2.13%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.13%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.26%) NCSC
2 1 (2.13%) Def Stans
2 1 (2.13%) QA
System Software
1 2 (4.26%) Docker
2 1 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (6.38%) Kubernetes
2 1 (2.13%) Check_MK
2 1 (2.13%) Docker Swarm
2 1 (2.13%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 11 (23.40%) Cisco
2 10 (21.28%) Juniper
3 7 (14.89%) SAP
4 5 (10.64%) Microsoft
5 2 (4.26%) Nokia
5 2 (4.26%) Sparx
5 2 (4.26%) VMware
6 1 (2.13%) ADVA
6 1 (2.13%) Apple
6 1 (2.13%) Fortinet
6 1 (2.13%) Nokia Networks
6 1 (2.13%) Splunk
6 1 (2.13%) Tellabs